“As we have ramped up the Virginia-class submarine program to a rate of two boats a year,” said Ken Mahler, Newport News’ vice president of Navy programs, “we recognized that we needed a state-of-the-art building capable of supporting submarine crews at this increased pace. This new facility is a great addition to the shipyard and to the submarine program. It provides for a very efficient work environment, and we’re confident it will continue to enhance our great teamwork with our teammate, the Navy crews of the Virginia-class program.”

Members of the crew from pre-commissioning unit Indiana (SSN 789) currently work in one of the PCU spaces.

“This facility is amazing and certainly needed and well-deserved,” said Vice Adm. Joseph Tofalo, commander of Submarine Forces, Submarine Forces Atlantic and Allied Submarine Command, who toured the facility. “It’s the manifestation of two-per-year, which is so important for this country. You come to this shipyard, it literally is where America’s maritime power comes to life.”

About Huntington Ingalls Industries

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